Network printing from Windows 7 64bit to a HP 1320 printer connected to Windows XP

If you are trying to install HP 1320 printer connected to Windows XP on a network PC with Windows 7 64 bit, you will need a suitable driver.

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Install bridged OpenVPN on Ubuntu 14.04 x64 Server and configure Windows 8.1 x64 client

This tutorial is based on the document found here with a few minor corrections and a sample config file, used on OpenVPN client running on Windows 8.1 PRO x64.
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Fix 800×600 resolution on Fujitsu Esprimo Mobile V5535 running Lubuntu 14.04

From here : http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2167879&p=12992940#post12992940

System info :

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How to monitor Mustek PowerMust 2012 UPS with Ubuntu Server 14

In the next tutorial I will show you how to monitor a Mustek PowerMust 2012 UPS with Ubuntu Server 14.

The UPS is connected to the server using a USB cable.

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Solve bluetooth mouse disconnecting under Windows

After buying a new mouse, a Microsoft Sculpt Bluetooth Mouse, and connecting it to my Lenovo E440 laptop, i noticed random disconnects a few times a day. These were not normal, the mouse was not working even after a button click.

Windows event viewer message : Bluetooth HID device either went out of range or became unresponsive.

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Browser redirections and Adfoc.us virus removal

I received a computer that was opening ads after loading webpages. The browsers (Chrome and IE) were redirecting to adfoc.us page. The computer was recently reinstalled with Windows 7 and had Microsoft Security Essentials installed. The owner was for a few days in Italy and returned home (in Romania) with this problem.

The strange thing is that his phone (Android OS) is having redirects to adfoc.us both in Italy and Romania.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X200s Bios update failed solution

I have a Lenovo ThinkPad X200s that has received a SSD instead of it’s 250GB HDD.
After reinstalling Windows 7 PRO x64, the integrated camera was not detected by Skype or Yahoo Messenger.
After checking BIOS settings and verifing that the camera is enabled i decided to update the BIOS.

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